Psychological aspects of chronic pain
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Disability Studies
- Vol. 9 (1) , 23-27
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02599148709166226
Abstract
This paper summarizes psychological factors which can influence a patient's experience of chronic pain--namely personality and social variables, mood disturbance, hysteria and others. Psychological treatments which are available for pain management, including behavioural-cognitive therapies and relaxation, and the functions of multidisciplinary pain units are described.Keywords
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